Blake Kravitz, a native of Florida, is currently pursuing a master's degree at Peking University's Yenching Academy, focusing on Sino-US economic relations, China's industrial and innovation policies, and the political economy of technological development. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the Wharton School and a bachelor's degree in international studies from the College of Arts and Sciences, both from the Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He also holds a bachelor's degree in East Asian Languages and Civilizations and a certificate in Chinese. Kravitz has interned at the American Foreign Policy Council, the American Enterprise Institute, the Foreign Policy Research Institute, and Trivium China, focusing on Sino-US relations, the Chinese economy, and emerging technologies. He has also participated in numerous study and exchange programs in China, including at Peking University's Guanghua School of Management and a language program at Beijing Normal University. In CISS Youth, he will focus on the interaction between China's economic development and Sino-US relations.